Guideline
Obstetrics Guidelines Listing

See also the OB Guidelines Home Page containing a PDF version as well as the test that is part of the Patient Safety Program.
More CRICO Guidelines or Algorithms
CRICO decision support tools.
Challenge: Take the OB Clinical Guidelines Test
Guideline
Take this test and see if you already follow these best practices from the Obstetrical Services of the CRICO-insured Institutions.


OB Guideline 15: Assessment and Monitoring in Labor and Delivery
Guideline
During prenatal care, the clinician and patient will discuss common events and procedures in labor, including methods of assessing fetal well-being.

Patient Safety Guidance for Perioperative Fire Safety
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The AMC PSO convened the Perioperative Fire Safety Task Force to consider the question of why fires continue to occur in operating rooms, and what to do about it.

Patient Safety Guidance for Pathology Specimens
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The AMC PSO convened the Lost Specimens Task Force to offer guidance — and identify and mitigate risks — for specimen loss and mishandling that results in diagnostic error.